Rep. Seth Moulton ’s decision to challenge Sen. Ed Markey in next year’s Democratic primary has generated plenty of headlines and considerable buzz among political observers in the weeks since he announced his campaign. However, new polling results released Monday show that Moulton still has plenty of ground to make up in his first statewide race.

About 51% of likely Democratic primary voters favor Markey, compared to just 28% who would vote for Moulton if the election were held now, according to a new UMass Amherst/WCVB poll .

Those figures only apply to a race with the three candidates who have announced their campaigns so far: Markey, Moulton, and former teacher Alex Rikleen . The landscape of the race would get more complicated if Rep. Ayanna Pressley was to throw her hat i

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